Spotify Car Thing Bedienungsanleitung
Contents
Setting up Car Thing
●Set up Car Thing
●Play with different phones
●Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Mounting Car Thing
●CD mount
●Dashboard mount
●Vent mount
Using Car Thing
●Using your voice
●Using the dial, button, and screen
●Saved music and podcasts
●Presets
●Listen offline
Car Thing settings
●Turn microphone off
●Updating Car Thing
●About
Car Thing not working
●No power?
●Can’t connect?
●Car Thing not hearing you?
●Restart and factory reset
Technical specifications
Important product and safety information
Setting up Car Thing
For: Premium
Car Thing connects to your phone, which connects to your car’s speakers to bring Spotify front
and center on your drive.
Check out different ways to connect your phone to your car’s speakers.
Set up Car Thing
Note: Don’t set up, mount, or adjust the Car Thing mount while driving. See full Product and
Safety information.
1. Plug Car Thing into a 12V power outlet in your car with the adapter provided.
2. Follow the steps on Car Thing’s screen to open the setup flow on your phone.
Tip: You can also start the setup flow in the Spotify mobile app at Settings >Car >Car
Thing.
3. Your Car Thing will update if it needs to.
4. Mount Car Thing in your car.
Car Thing uses the data and Spotify account from your phone. You get all your saved music and
podcasts, recommendations, and can save to your library while you drive.
Play with different phones
1. Press the Settings button on the top-right of the device.
2. Select Phone Connection, then:
○Add Phone to connect to a new phone
○Change Phone to connect to a phone you’ve already used
○Forget Phone to remove a phone
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
If Apple CarPlay or Android Auto is available in your car, you can use it with Car Thing. Just
connect Car Thing to the sound system with the USB cable.
Car Thing’s screen will then also show on the head unit’s screen, but you can still use Car
Thing to control what is playing.
For more information go to Android Auto Help Center or Apple CarPlay support site.
Mounting Car Thing
Note: Don’t set up, mount, or adjust the Car Thing mount while driving. See full Product and
Safety information.
There are 3 mounts to choose from.
Here are some tips to find the best place for Car Thing:
● Keep it away from important functions in the car (e.g. the gear stick, parking brake, light
switches, speedometer).
● Make sure it’s securely fixed in place.
● It must be close enough to see and reach from the driver’s seat.
● The microphones are on the top of the device, make sure they’re not obstructed by
overflowing air.
● The power cable needs to reach Car Thing where it’s mounted.
● Use the cable clips to keep cables from getting in the way.
Tip: Try different places for the clips with the protective strip attached so they don’t stick
before you’re ready.
CD mount
The CD mount attaches inside the slot in your CD player.
Note: Make sure your CD slot is empty before inserting the CD mount.
1. Fit the magnet into the socket on the mount.
Tip: Insert the side opposite the release button on the magnet first. Then press the
button push that side in.
2. Insert one end of the mount into the CD slot with the tips pointing upwards.
3. Bend the other end and insert it into the slot.
4. Push the mount into the slot until it feels secure.
5. Attach Car Thing to the magnet.
You can adjust the angle of Car Thing by turning it on the magnet or tilting the magnet itself.
When you leave your car, detach the device from the magnet by pulling it from the magnetic
hold. You don’t need to detach the magnet from the mount.
Remove CD mount
Note: Use both hands and firm and steady movements when you remove a mount.
1. Detach Car Thing from the mount.
2. Flatten the mount slightly.
3. Gently slide one end of the mount out from the CD slot.
4. Slide the other end out.
Dashboard mount
The dashboard mount sticks onto your car’s dashboard.
Note: The adhesive is very sticky, so choose where to mount before sticking it to your
dashboard. See “Remove dashboard mount” if needed.
1. Attach the magnet to the mount.
Tip: Insert the side opposite the release button on the magnet first. Then press the
button push that side in.
2. Pick the best place for the mount.
Tip: Try different places with the protective strip attached so it doesn’t stick to your
dashboard.
3. Clean the dashboard using the cleaning cloth in your Car Thing box.
4. Peel off the strip to reveal the adhesive.
5. Press firmly for around 30 seconds to stick the mount to your dashboard.
6. Attach Car Thing to the magnet.
You can adjust the angle of Car Thing by turning it on the magnet or by tilting the magnet itself.
When you leave your car, detach the device from the magnet by pulling it from the magnetic
hold. You don’t need to detach the magnet from the mount.
Remove dashboard mount
Note: Don’t use a sharp object to remove the mount to avoid damaging your dashboard.
It’s best to use dental floss (or a similar type of string) to remove the dashboard mount. If you
don’t have any, you can also pull the mount and move it back and forth to loosen the adhesive.
1. Detach Car Thing from the mount.
2. Put the string behind the mount.
3. Move the string back and forth in a sawing motion to remove the adhesive from the
dashboard.
4. Clean any remaining sticky patches on your dashboard with a cleaning cloth.
Vent mount
The vent mount attaches to your car’s air vents. Adjust the grips to mount vertically, diagonally,
or horizontally.
Note: Air noise can make it harder for Car Thing to hear you, so keep the mics high on the vent
or turn it off.
1. Attach the magnet to the mount.
Tip: Insert the side opposite the release button on the magnet first. Then press the
button push that side in.
2. Slide and twist the prongs on the mount to fit your vent.
Tip: Attach it to two separate bars on your vent to make it stable.
3. Push to attach the mount to the vent.
4. Attach Car Thing to the magnet.
You can adjust the angle of Car Thing by turning it on the magnet or tilting the magnet itself.
When you leave your car, detach the device from the magnet by pulling it from the magnetic
hold. You don’t need to detach the magnet from the mount.
Remove vent mount
Note: Use both hands and firm and steady movements when you remove a mount.
1. Detach Car Thing from the mount.
2. Slide the mount prongs towards you until the mount is removed from the vent.
Using Car Thing
For: Premium
Car Thing is the easiest way to listen in the car. Play what you love, or find new music and
podcasts on the road.
Interact with Car Thing using your voice, the touch screen, or the dial and buttons on the device.
Using your voice
To control Car Thing with your voice, start each request with “Hey Spotify”. For example:
● “Hey Spotify, play driving music”
● “Hey Spotify, show my playlists”
● “Hey Spotify, skip this song”
● “Hey Spotify, save this album”
● “Hey Spotify, recommend something”
Using the dial, button, and screen
Tap or swipe the screen to browse and select menu items.
Turn the dial to browse music and podcasts or to change the volume when in the now playing
view.
Use the button underneath the dial to go back to the previous view.
Saved music and podcasts
Ask Car Thing to play your saved music:
● “Hey Spotify, play my saved songs”
● “Hey Spotify, show my podcasts”
● “Hey Spotify, play Discover Weekly”
Presets
There are 4 preset buttons along the top of Car Thing. Use them to save your favorite
collections to get to quicker in the future.
Note: You can’t save individual songs to presets.
We’ve picked some default presets for you. You can replace them by saving something new.
Save a preset
● Press and hold a preset button to save what’s playing
● Say “Hey Spotify, save to preset [1-4]”
Note: Anything previously saved to that preset is replaced.
Play a preset
● Press a preset button to play
● Say “Hey Spotify, play preset [1-4]”
Listen offline
Car Thing uses the cellular connection on your phone to automatically download the next few
songs, so you can continue listening during short patches of poor internet connection.
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